chắp nhặt

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

chắp (“to join”) +‎ nhặt (“to pick up”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˧˦ ɲat̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˦˧˥ ɲak̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cap̚˦˥ ɲak̚˨˩˨]

Verb edit

chắp nhặt • (𢴇抇)

(literary) to glean; scrape together; compile (especially text)

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